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drs-ecol-terms2/pcl
| Question | Answer | examples |
|---|---|---|
| producer | an organism that makes its own food | bacteria |
| primary consumer | an organism that gets energy by feeding on other organisms | grass deer bobcat |
| secondary consumer | eats primary consumer | rat |
| tertiary consumer | eats secondary consumer | snake |
| quaternary | eats tertiary consumer | white shark |
| autotrophs | any organism capable of self nourishment | are the producers algae |
| heterotrophs | an organism that is dependent on organic substances | fungi |
| herbivores | consumer eats plants | bunny |
| carnivores | consumer eats meat | lion |
| omnivores | consumer eats both plants and animals | deer |
| food chain | a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtain energy | plants, grasshopper,rat |